Library, archive and information management

This is the first book to offer practical advice on intranet management, based on the work of the author as an intranet consultant over the past fifteen years.

Assessing impact is increasingly critical to the survival of services: managers now require comprehensive information about effectiveness, especially in relation to users.

This is the definitive handbook for all new information professionals wanting to thrive in their careers.

This Toolkit provides you with everything you need to successfully market any library.

Expert hands-on advice on getting the most out of Web 2.

This book offers practical strategies for all library and information practitioners and policy makers with responsibility for developing and delivering information literacy programmes to their users.

Most libraries, archives and museums around the globe are now confronting the challenges of providing digital access to their collections.

This easy-to-use book is an invaluable source of inspiration for any librarian involved in teaching information literacy, providing practical guidance on tried and tested ideas and techniques for sessions.

There are huge challenges facing the library and information science profession owing to the rapidly changing environment in which it exists.

Enterprise search engines locate information from internal servers and external information services and provide solutions for all organisations (including not-for-profit).

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has had a rapid impact on the library world.

This landmark publication is the first to draw together all aspects of museum collections management in one handbook.

The way in which we view the nature of archives and the role of the archivist has changed significantly in the last few decades.

All librarians and libraries have information policies, and so do most people.

This edited collection is drawn from the sixth Libraries Without Walls Conference, held in 2005.

The information professions - librarianship, archives, publishing and, to some extent, journalism - have been rocked by the digital transition that has led to disintermediation, easy access and massive information choice.

This established text is the only introduction to qualitative research methodologies in the field of library and information management.

Many organizations are moving away from managing records and information in paper form to setting up electronic records management (ERM) systems.

Public libraries have changed beyond anyone's predictions in the past ten years and are at a vital stage in their historical development.

This edited collection is drawn from the seventh Libraries Without Walls Conference, held in 2007.

Imagine a records management (RM) future where the user community collectively describes the value and properties of a record using the wisdom of the crowd; where records retention, description and purpose are determined by their users, within general boundaries defined by the records manager.

This book celebrates and acknowledges the contribution Professor Peter Brophy has made over a career spanning 37 years to the field of library and information studies.

Distributed learning is now in the mainstream of educational practice.

Libraries and information services are being transformed by the increasing availability of electronic information.

Evidence-based practice is a paradigm that originated within healthcare but is rapidly migrating to other fields.

In these turbulent times, with the challenges of a constantly changing job market, shifting information-seeking behaviour and a vast array of new resources continually being produced, library and information services need to constantly keep one step, or more, ahead of their users.

This book examines the changing roles of the librarian and how working within a rich digital environment has impacted on the ability of professionals to develop the appropriate 'know how', skills, knowledge and behaviours required in order to operate effectively.

"e;The Advances in Library Administration and Organization Series"e; seeks to develop a body of research literature that contributes to the base of organizational theory upon which library administrators rely.

This collection of essays is designed to challenge working administrators and researchers to look more closely at their operations and consider again how they develop people and the organizations in which they work.

How does the disintegration of the Soviet system help us to understand the character of library and information institutions and practices within post-soviet space today?

Throughout this volume, the influence of research funding on advances in libraries and librarianship is addressed from two perspectives: funding agents and specific initiatives.

This latest volume of the Advances in Librarianship series presents original research exploring the modern state of democracies and social institutions, the contributions of libraries to the health and progress of democracies, and the political problems currently facing libraries as institutions.

This latest volume of the Advances in Librarianship series presents original research exploring the modern state of democracies and social institutions, the contributions of libraries to the health and progress of democracies, and the political problems currently facing libraries as institutions.

Librarianship has always had links with critical theory.

Librarianship has always had links with critical theory.

In a world that often questions the value of libraries and librarianship, this collection of reflective essays and future-focused research emphasizes the ways in which being an information professional continues to be a rewarding and vital profession.

In a world that often questions the value of libraries and librarianship, this collection of reflective essays and future-focused research emphasizes the ways in which being an information professional continues to be a rewarding and vital profession.

As a branch of International and Area Studies Librarianship (IASL), East Asian Librarianship has become increasingly important in an age of globalization as scholars engage in interdisciplinary research and study.

As a branch of International and Area Studies Librarianship (IASL), East Asian Librarianship has become increasingly important in an age of globalization as scholars engage in interdisciplinary research and study.

Libraries seeking to grow or enhance community outreach will welcome Building Community Engagement and Outreach in Libraries to assist them in planning and executing engagement programs.

Libraries seeking to grow or enhance community outreach will welcome Building Community Engagement and Outreach in Libraries to assist them in planning and executing engagement programs.

How do we deal with challenging life events?

How do we deal with challenging life events?

Volume 2 of the two part collection Stories and Lessons from the World's Leading Opera, Orchestra Librarians, and Music Archivists, explores the current trends and practices in the field of music performance librarianship.

Volume 2 of the two part collection Stories and Lessons from the World's Leading Opera, Orchestra Librarians, and Music Archivists, explores the current trends and practices in the field of music performance librarianship.

Open government data (OGD) has developed rapidly in recent years due to various benefits that can be derived through transparency and public access.

Open government data (OGD) has developed rapidly in recent years due to various benefits that can be derived through transparency and public access.

As a branch of International and Area Studies Librarianship (IASL), East Asian Librarianship has become increasingly important in an age of globalization as scholars engage in interdisciplinary research and study.

As a branch of International and Area Studies Librarianship (IASL), East Asian Librarianship has become increasingly important in an age of globalization as scholars engage in interdisciplinary research and study.